# CVE-2022-41700: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in the Intel NUC Pro Software Suite installer.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x45c-39pv-5956

## What is CVE-2022-41700?

CVE-2022-41700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software before version 2.0.0.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-277 (Insecure Inherited Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Nuc Pro Software Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software

- [CVE-2023-32272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32272/): Path traversal in Intel NUC Pro Software Suite Configuration Tool software installers (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2022-32578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32578/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-34848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34848/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-34855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34855/): Path traversal in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-36391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36391/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) NUC Pro Software Suite installation software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41700

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.